Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on p…

John Steinbeck
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Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down. Rewrite in process is usually found to be an excuse for not going on.
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